Chi-Chao Wu 吳繼釗

Ms. Wu was born in Chungking, China in 1948. She spent her childhood in a military household village in Taiwan. She graduated from Chung Hsing University with a law degree and has since been a high school teacher. 

Special Achievement

She married her college sweetheart Feng-Hsi Cheng who was born severely handicapped. After sharing five sweet and happy years of marriage together, her husband passed away. To the memory of her husband, she established Cheng Feng-Hsi Cultural and Educational Foundation in 1977 from the royalty fees of Mr. Cheng's book "A Wrecked Boat in the Ocean" and from proceeds earned by the movie made from his book. This is the first civil organization in Taiwan dedicated to the social services for the handicapped and the poor. This was the beginning of more than twenty years' civil service to the needy, the disabled, the sick, the aged and the unfortunate in Taiwan. Her determination and many subsequent civil projects awakened asocial conscience in Taiwan and changed the fates of many handicapped and underprivileged.